Satirical illustration concept of a bustling farmers market dominated by stalls overflowing with various wooden cutting boards, American flag wood signs, and resin art, with only a tiny, forlorn vegetable stall in the background.
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Local Farmers Market Now Just 14 Cutting Board Vendors Staring At Each Other

Shoppers grapple with unprecedented choice between subtly different charcuterie boards as the agricultural footprint dwindles.

By The Local Lion Newsroom··St. Augustine

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — A local farmers market briefly achieved full woodworking saturation Saturday after residents discovered that nearly every other tent was selling cutting boards, American flag wall art, or something made from reclaimed wood that looked deeply prepared to cost $85.

The market, which once promised fresh produce, local goods, and community charm, now appears to be mostly a traveling support group for charcuterie boards.

“It’s important that shoppers have options,” said one fictional market organizer. “For example, they can buy a cutting board with a beach wave, a cutting board with an alligator, or a cutting board that says ‘Freedom’ in a font normally seen on truck decals.”

Witnesses say shoppers wandered the aisles in search of vegetables before realizing the “farmers” portion of the farmers market had been reduced to one tomato table, a honey booth, and a man selling microgreens with the quiet intensity of a cult recruiter.

Local officials praised the market’s diversity, noting that no two vendors were selling the exact same American flag made of wood, since one had a blue stripe and another was “rustic coastal.”

At publishing time, a new vendor had applied to sell handmade cutting boards, bringing much-needed competition to the handmade cutting board sector.

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